Visa Applicant

As the visa applicant, you must:

• be the parent (biological or adoptive), step-parent, or parent-in-law of your approved Australian family sponsor (see below)
• be at least 18 years of age
• genuinely intend to stay temporarily in Australia
• have access to sufficient funds to cover your costs whilst you are in Australia
• meet health and character requirements
• have adequate health insurance for your stay in Australia
• have no outstanding Australian public health debts, and have complied with all previous visa obligations (conditions)

Australian Child

Your Australian family sponsor must:

• be an Australian citizen, OR an Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who has been usually and lawfully resident in Australia for at least the last 4 years
• be at least 18 years old, and willing to sponsor your application
• not have a spouse or de facto partner who is either a current parent sponsor or a previous parent sponsor who has breached a sponsorship obligation
• have a taxable income (either alone OR in combination with eligible family members) of at least AUD83,454.80 per year

NOTE: Only the sponsor’s spouse/de facto partner, and/or ONE other of your children who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible NZ citizen, are eligible family members for this purpose. If a combination of incomes is used to meet this requirement, the sponsor’s taxable income must be at least 50% of the threshold amount.

• have no outstanding public health or Commonwealth debts, or more than 2 parents sponsored at any one time (this also applies to the sponsor’s spouse or de facto partner)
• meet character requirements, including the requirement to disclose criminal convictions to the visa applicant before the sponsorship approved